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WHO accelerates work on nutrition targets with new commitments

Published on: December 7, 2021
20:42

Geneva, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) At the Nutrition for Growth Summit in Tokyo on 7 – 8 December 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced six new commitments to accelerate progress on the 2025 nutrition targets which have been pushed even further off course during the pandemic.

WHO urges the world to prepare for Omicron spread

Published on: December 3, 2021
19:27

United Nations, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged urged all nations not to panic over the emergence of the Omicron Covid variant as various countries ramped up measures to contain it, WHO made this call a month after South Africa and Botswana reported about first Omicron variant cases.

Cuba calls for closing gaps between northern, southern health systems

Published on: November 29, 2021
20:55

Havana, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Monday called for eliminating gaps between north and south health systems, an action requiring commitment from developed nations, according to Cuba´s Health Minister (MINSAP) José Angel Portal at the Special Session of the World Health Assembly (WHO).

SARS-CoV-2 strain classified as high risk by WHO

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Published on: November 29, 2021
10:03

Geneva, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) today rated the overall risk of the Omicron strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, as very high.

WHO describes Covid-19 situation in Europe as very serious

Published on: November 23, 2021
19:16

Copenhagen, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) The Director of the Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Europe Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge on Tuesday described the Covid-19 situation in Europe as too serious.

WHO, MPP announce first global license for Covid-19 technology

Published on: November 23, 2021
17:19

Geneva, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) WHO’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) on Tuesday finalized a licensing agreement with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) for a Covid-19 serological antibody technology.

Pneumonia: leading infectious cause of death in children worldwide

Published on: November 13, 2021
00:10

Geneva, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) Pneumonia is the single largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide, causing 22% of all deaths in children aged 1 to 5 in 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported.

Pneumonia, leading cause of infectious death in children

Published on: November 12, 2021
11:28

Geneva, nov 12 (Prensa Latina) Pneumonia is the leading cause of infectious death in children and caused 22 percent of the deaths in the age group between one to five year-old in 2019, it was revealed today.

Global progress against measles threatened amid Covid-19 pandemic

Published on: November 12, 2021
00:02

Geneva, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) While reported measles cases have fallen in 2019 and 2020 compared to previous year, progress toward measles elimination continues to decline and the risk of outbreak is mounting, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO warns about fourth wave of Covid-19

Published on: November 6, 2021
01:00

Geneva, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that an increase in Covid-19 cases in Europe might lead the continent to a fourth pandemic wave reaching 500,000 deaths by February 2022, it was reported.

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